Regina Collins Counseling

My name is Regina Collins, or Gina, depending on how formal you want to be.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia, and work with adult survivors of
trauma. I help people understand the emotional and neurobiological impact of
traumatic experiences, and support them as they channel existing strengths, learn
new skills, and reduce their suffering.

As a therapist, I believe in these values:

You are not defined by the past.

Hope is a force for change - with effort and persistence healing is possible.

Therapy works best when you and your therapist are both fully invested in your
growth and change process.

Please feel free to explore the rest of my website, including more information about
my experience and training below. If you have questions, call me at 703.869.0087.
I look forward to hearing your story to see how I can help.

Specialized Training

Advanced Trauma Training from the Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy
Training and Education

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Levels I and II

Military and Veteran Behavioral Health from the Center for Deployment
Psychology

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Ego State Psychotherapy

Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)

Clinical Hypnotherapy

Associations

International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)

EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)

American Counseling Association (ACA)

Northern Virginia Licensed Professional Counselors (NVLPC)

National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)

Experience

My clinical experience includes a wide range of settings and populations. I’ve
worked with adolescents, adults, families, and groups. Before moving to private
practice over three years ago, I worked in the Inova Health System in the provision
of multiple levels of care – detox, day treatment, outpatient and residential. Before
Inova, I worked within the Fairfax County Community Services Board, including
adolescent and adult residential treatment settings through Alcohol and Drug
Services.

In addition to clinical work and consultation, I’m passionate about providing clinical
supervision for graduate interns so that I can actively mentor the “next generation”
of therapists.

Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, I worked extensively in the human resources
field to provide management training and personnel development at all levels. This
complementary experience has definitely helped me become a better therapist,
because early on I learned the importance of setting goals and charting a path for
positive change – and how to follow through.

The WIEBGE acronym stands for Will I Ever Be Good Enough? and signifies certification in Dr. Karyl McBride’s five-step recovery model for treating adult children of narcissistic parents.